{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3.602","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3.602","heading":"3.602 Exceptions.","body":"The agency head, or a designee not below the level of the head of the contracting activity, may authorize an exception to the policy in 3.601 only if there is a most compelling reason to do so, such as when the Government's needs cannot reasonably be otherwise met.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST","Subpart 3.6—Contracts With Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"9045c4f1cfae36d44d6d0fa528c4097e91e26e20bb04387d6c6d2043e533a7ce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3.601","next":"us/48-cfr-3.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}